Grixis Control

[Nuwen]

GETTING BUFF.

Here's the Fabfab variant I'll be taking to cashprize Standard tonight. It's short a single Snapcaster, but hopefully I can trade/borrow a 4th tonight with my pretty eyes. The deviations mostly spring from necessity, rather than innovation. I opted to run 2x Olivia in a 1-1 split in lieu of a 4th Duskmantle Seer and 2nd Liliana. My utility land is Desolate Lighthouse. I think Cavern is overall a MUCH stronger card and helps stretch this deck's mana base when casting Snapcaster+target, but we don't have any.

Playing Psychic Spiral instead of Jace against Esper.

I'd like to find a way to fit Rakdos Charm in to combat Graftdigger's Cage and give me an extra edge against graveyard value. The final mode on Rak Charm is anti-synergistic to my entire game plan though. Will be playtesting both Rakdos Charm and Dimir Charm for future use.

[deck]Creatures (11)
3 Augur of Bolas
3 Duskmantle Seer
3
Snapcaster Mage
1 Olivia Voldaren
1 Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius

Land (23)
2 Island
1 Dragonskull Summit
3 Drowned Catacomb
4 Steam Vents
4 Sulfur Falls
4 Watery Grave
4 Blood Crypt
1 Desolate Lighthouse

Instant (20)
2 Desperate Ravings
2 Dissipate
1 Essence Scatter
3 Searing Spear
2 Syncopate
2 Think Twice
1 Turn // Burn
3 Izzet Charm
2 Tribute to Hunger
2 Unsummon

Sorcery (6)
2 Rakdos's Return
1 Sever the Bloodline
2 Dreadbore
1 Pillar of Flame

SB: 3 Izzet Staticaster
SB: 2 Evil Twin
SB: 2 Negate
SB: 1 Liliana of the Veil
SB: 1 Appetite for Brains
SB: 2 Duress
SB: 2 Slaughter Games
SB: 1 Psychic Spiral
SB: 1 Olivia Voldaren
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